Peruvia

CLICK HERE for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

UPDATE: Reuters (Penny Tweedie) has a video that reports on fires in Lima, fires near Machu Picchu, and the Evo Morales visit to Pisco.

QUAKE COORDINATION: President Alan García announced a group of private citizens would lead 'Forsur' to lead the reconstruction efforts which shall be led by Julio Favre Carranza, according to Bloomberg and MercoPress. Favre is the Chairman of Grupo Redondos and former President of CONFIEP. According to El Comercio, President Alan García said, "Hemos designado al señor Julio Favre, quien será el piloto, propulsor, promotor y tractor de la reconstrucción de Pisco." Others named to Forsur include: Eduardo Figari Gold, Jaime Cáceres Sayán, Henry Day Sprinckmoller, and José Chlimper Ackerman

The International Red Cross offers their 'Earthquake Appeal, Operations Update No. 2' which reports that on Friday, August 24, "strong winds and windstorms (known as Paracas winds) started striking the affected area. These winds are known for causing a sharp decrease of temperature - close to 0°C - and are expected to last for at least three days. This could worsen the already dramatic conditions of the affected population. The air-bridge has slowed down, and distributions could suffer some delays."

HOMAGE:The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews 'César Vallejo, The Complete Poetry: A Bilingual Edition' and notes that "Trilce deserves to stand among the most original and startling productions of 20th-century literature." Clayton Eshleman, the editor/translator of this edition, has a web page with more information including dates in the USA for poetry readings. Professor William Rowe recently presented 'Poetry Between Life and Death: the Late Work of César Vallejo.' Other reviews have been published in the New York Sun and the Sacramento News & Review. See also related You Tube videos including including the April readings in New York City and Eshleman reading a portion of Trilce last year.

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'Peru Quake Victims Face Long, Cold Nights Without Shelter (Associated Press, Edison Lopez)
• 'Bolivia's Morales Visits Quake-Ravaged Peru, Brings Aid' (Associated Press)
  
• 'Pisco Quake Thank You Turns Sour' (BBC, Dan Collyns)
• 'Peru Names Businessman Favre to Head Reconstruction After Quake' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
• 'Evo Morales Arrived to Peru with 19 Tons of Medicines' (MercoPress)
  
• 'Complaints Over Peru Quake Aid' (Prensa Latina)
• 'Peru Earthquake Causes Fires' (Reuters Video, Penny Tweedie)
• 'Peruvians Face Daunting Task of Rebuilding What Was Lost' (Washington Post, Lucien Chauvin)
• 'Bolivian President Visits Peruvian Quake Victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Locals Collect to Aid Peru's Quake Victims' (Beaches Leader, Chuck Adams, Florida)
  
• 'Auroran Asks Community Support In Sending Aid to Peru' (Beacon News, Chicago)
• 'Cannibal Corpse Collecting Supplies for Victims of Peru Earthquake' (Blabbermouth)
  
• 'South Floridians Continue Peruvian Relief Effort' (CBS 4 Miami)
• 'Miami Wraps Up Donation Drive for Peru' (CBS4, Miami)
• 'Anglican Church is Supporting Peru Earthquake Victims' (Christian Today)
• 'Dover groups raise money to help Peru' (Daily Record, Katelyn Farago, Deleware)
  
• 'Locals Lend a Hand to Help Peruvian Quake Victims' (Herald News, Alexander MacInnes, New Jersey)
• 'Humanity First Initiates Peruvian Earthquake Relief Efforts' (Humanity First press release)
  
• 'Peru Appreciates Korean Support' (Korea Times, Kim Se-jeong)
• 'Allentown fundraiser hopes to aid earthquake-ravaged Peru' (Morning Call, Romy Varghese, Pennsylvania)
• 'Trucks Bring Winter Clothes, Food, Medicines After Peruvian Earthquake' (Orlando Sentinel, Alsy Acevedo)
  
• 'Jerseyans Reach out to Peru' (Star-Ledger, Jonathan Casiano, New Jersey)
• 'Peru Missionary's Earthquake Appeal' (Times of Malta, Ariadne Masse)
  
• I.H.M. Sisters Share Tales of Earthquake' (Times-Tribune, Nichole Dobo)
• 'Waco Congregation Comes to Aid of Quake-Destroyed Church' (Waco Tribune, Monica Ortiz Uribe)
  

IMMIGRATION:

• 'After Killings, Immigration Suddenly Becomes New Jersey Focus' (Associated Press, Tom Hester Jr.)
• 'Groups Fear Discrimination' (New Brunswick Home-News Tribune, Richard Khavkine, Erica Harbatkin, New Jersey)
• 'Deportation Could Split Manteca Family' (Sun Post, Danielle MacMurchy, California)

OTHER:

• 'Taking A Library To the Andes' (Boston Globe, Susan Chaityn Lebovits) Highschool teacher and archaeologist Daniel Fernandez-Davila is profiled; he has contributed to programs on the BBC and Inka Natura and the article notes his work on an upcoming program on the Chachapoyas region with The Discovery Channel to be televised in January 2008 (tentatively titled 'Ancient Bones'). The article also relates his work in Atuen in Amazonas and has accompanying photographs. See also this review in Framingham's MetroWest Daily News from earlier this summer.
• 'Pretty Peru' (Journal-News, Heather Stritch, West Virginia)
  
• 'Dance: Splendors of Peru' (Los Angeles Times)
• 'North American Leaders Too Timid' (Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer)
  

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